Polaris
Polaris is found in the constellation Ursa Minor and is 432.46 light years away from Earth. Polaris is a yellow-white star and is categorized as an average temperature star.
- Common Name:
- Polaris
- Bayer:
- α UMi
- Bayer Long:
- Alpha Ursae Minoris
- Flamsteed:
- 1 Ursae Minoris
- Meade Star Number:
- 19
- SAO:
- 308
- HR:
- 424
- HD:
- 8890
- DM:
- BD+88 8
- GC:
- 2243
- HIP:
- 11767
- Right Ascension:
- 2h 31m 48.711s
- Declination:
- +89° 15' 50.64"
- Magnitude:
- 2.0
- Distance:
- 432.46 Light Years
- Spectral Type:
- F7:Ib-II
- Constellation:
- Ursa Minor